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FGD in Davao
FGD in Davao
Majority of the participants experienced sexual abuse and or rape at a very young age
like as early as 7 years old which led them to grow up wanting more. They always use
the word “hinahanap-hanap” na parang since the experience, although traumatizing,
something in them is talagang naadik in a way. Comes the sex work/prostitution and
casual sex dahil nga nagkaroon sila ng ganoong experience nung bata sila.
5. There was one participant na nalaman niyang gay sya and kaya sya pumasok sa
prostitution is because gusto niyang gumawa ng problema. This was because hindi siya
masyado pinapansin ng mga magulang kumabaga pinapabayaan siya ng parents nya
kaya gusto nya magpapansin kaya gagawa siya on purpose ng kalokohan. When the
kalokohan ay umabot sa pagpprostitution niya, dun na nya narealize na gay nga sya.
7. Denial of sexuality: Nung nakaexperience sila ng sexual acts, halos mga in denial pa na
gay sila. Parang most of them ay nalaman lang ng family na gay sila and nageenggage
sila sa mga ganong acts dahil may sakit na sila. One even said na parang blessing in
disguise pa yung HIV nya dahil finally nagkaron sya ng freedom dahil na-out sya sa
family nya bcs of the sakit.
8. 2 participants were raped by church people. Isang pari, isang choir director (may family).
9. Self-worth/Self-esteem:
● Naadik/hinahanap-hanap na nila kahit na yun ang root ng trauma/abuse/rape.
● Namanhid na sila
○ tanggap na daw (siguro ng mga tao sa paligid/environment nila or ng sarili nila
mismo)
○ Mataas na tingin (di ko gets to?)
○ Nasasayo if magpapaapi ka or not